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The speed of the light wave slows
Some light is reflected off the surface of the water
The light that enters the water is "refracted" (the direction of propagation changes due to the different indexes of refraction in air and water)
Eventually the water will absorb all the energy of the light if the water is deep enough
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y ago-- Their speed decreases.
-- If they didn't enter the water perpendicular
to the surface, then their direction changes.
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∙ 9y agoIts speed increases, and it usually changes its direction.
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∙ 10y agoThe light slows, and its direction at the interface deflects toward the normal.
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∙ 14y agoWhen light passes from air to water, it refracts, that is, the path of light bends. This occurs because air and water are two different media having different densities.
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∙ 14y agoit slows down.
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How would light pass through water?
It happens by the refraction of light.
If the bending of light waves as they pass at an angle into a medium such as water is an example of?
Refraction
What happens to to light waves as they pass through water?
if the light rays are coming from air, they will be refracted at the water boundary towards the normal. refraction occurs because the light rays change speed at the boundary as they travel faster in a less dense medium (air) than they do in a more dense medium (water). hope this helps. alert me if it doesn't :)
Bending of light waves when they pass through another substance?
this occurs when an object takes in light waves
Can electromagnetic waves travel through matter through a vacuum?
Electromagnetic waves such as light can pass through material medium such as water, glass etc and at the same time it could pass through vacuum ie a medium of free space.
What happens to the light waves as they pass threw windows?
They refract
What happens to light when its strikes an object?
The light waves can be reflected, absorbed, they can pass the object or be refracted.,
How would light pass through water?
It happens by the refraction of light.
If the bending of light waves as they pass at an angle into a medium such as water is an example of?
Refraction
Which light waves will be able to pass through?
horizontal waves only
What happens to to light waves as they pass through water?
if the light rays are coming from air, they will be refracted at the water boundary towards the normal. refraction occurs because the light rays change speed at the boundary as they travel faster in a less dense medium (air) than they do in a more dense medium (water). hope this helps. alert me if it doesn't :)
What property of light waves can be observed as light waves pass from one medium to another and change speed?
diffraction
If light is passed through the following polarizing filter which light waves will be able to pass through?
horizontal waves only
Bending of light waves when they pass through another substance?
this occurs when an object takes in light waves
What happens to the speed of light waves when they travel through a medium?
The speed of light in a material medium is slower than the speed of light in a vacuum. This is a consequence of the electromagnetic wave interacting with the atoms and molecules in the medium, a process merits its own question.Of course, this assumes the medium is transparent for the wavelength of light travelling through it.Light waves slow down when they pass through a medium, eg glass or water
Does an opaque material scatter light waves as they pass through it?
Light waves do not pass through opaque materials. Light is absorbed or reflected by opaque things. To be sure there is some scattering, nothing is entirely absorbent.
What happens to S waves and P waves as they pass through the Earth's inner core?
its simple. they dont
